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IntelBX80662I56600K

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 425,772 user samples
83,528 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 37% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 640th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
342,244 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 57% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 355th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
57 % 72.4 % Faster effective speed.
+27%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
64.8 Pts 83.3 Pts Lower memory latency.
+29%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
90.4 Pts 110 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
178 Pts 218 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+22%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
281 Pts 352 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+25%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
302 Pts 373 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+24%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
75.5 Pts 95.2 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+26%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
111 Pts 136 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+23%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
219 Pts 269 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+23%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
362 Pts 455 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+26%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
380 Pts 476 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+25%
Market Share
Based on 67,754,117 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % 0.47 % Hugely higher market share.
+840%
Value
Value For Money
75.5 % 102 % Much better value.
+35%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
61 % 74 % More popular.
+21%
Price
Price (score)
$100 $81 Cheaper.
+19%
Age
Newest
80 Months More recent.
+23%
104 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts More energy efficient.
+29%
91 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz Faster base frequency.
+13%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+15%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
386 Pts 484 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+25%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
304 Pts 378 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+24%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None HD 530
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The Intel Core i5-6600K is based on the new "Skylake" 14nm manufacturing process. Sporting 4 physical cores with base/turbo clocks of 3.5/3.9 GHz the 6600K and its predecessor, the 4690K share the same basic configuration and disappointingly, offer similar performance. Comparing the 6600K and 6700K shows that the 6700K has faster multi and single core performance. The improved multi core performance is due to Hyperthreading which is the key differentiator for the i7-6700K. The gap in single core performance can largely be eliminated by overclocking the i5-6600K so although the stock effective speed is significantly higher on the 6700K, this gap diminishes significantly when both processors are overclocked. At a 30% discount, the 6600K is the better value gaming CPU. [Aug '15 CPUPro]

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